Feed measure and box.



PATENTED OCT. 13, 1903.

J. A. LEIGHTON. FEED MEASURE AND BOX.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 28, 1902.

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PATENTED OUT. 13, 1903.

J. LEIGHTML, FEED MEASURE AND BOX.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 28. 1902.

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Patented October 13, 1903.

Artur Urricn,

JAMES A. LEIGHTON, OF OROW'LEY, LOUISIANA.

FEED MEASURE AND BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 741,262, dated October18, 1903.

Application filed August 28,1902. Serial No. 121,868. (No model.)

To. all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES A. LEIGHTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Growley, in the parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed-lhleasures; and Ido hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and eXactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to apparatus for use in feeding stock; and it hasfor its object to provide a construction wherein the quantity to be fedto each head of stock will be accurately measured and whereinthe feedmay be fed to the stalls of the several heads of stock simultaneouslyand from a distant point.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood fromthe following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a view showing a series of stalls equipped with a mechanismfor delivering the feed thereto simultaneously from a distant point.Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the equipment of one of the stallswith the feed-box hanging thereto. Fig. is a transverse section throughthe feed-box.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a series of stalls 5, 6,and 7, and on the floor 8 above the stalls are the hoppers 9, into whichthe feed to be fed is placed, each hopper adapted to register at timeswith the opening 11 to communicate the chute with the measure. Themember 12 of the measure has a flange 16, which engages a grooved bead17 at the lower end of the chute 10, so that the member 12 may be freelyrotated or oscillated, and to facilitate such oscillation member 12 isprovided with a handle 18. The handle 18 has a knife-edge 19, whichmoves over the notched segment 20 as the handle is operated, and byengaging the knife-edge in a notch of the segmental plate 20 the member12 is held against accidental rotation. The members 12 and 13 arefurther held together by a bolt 21, passed through the adjacent ends andcentrally thereof.

The member 12 slides inside of the member 13, and the member 13 is heldin a collar, 22

having radiating cars 23, to which are connected the parallel tubularuprights 2+1. The uprights 24 have the bars 25 and 26, slidably engagedin their upper ends, and which bars are connected to the arms 27 and 28,which radiate from the chute 10. Thus the member 13 may be raised andlowered, and at the same time the bars 25 and 26 will be moved into andout of the uprights 24 The bar 25 has the rack 29 formed thereon, theteeth of which are directed upwardly, and pivoted to the upright 24: isthe spring pawl or latch 30, the lower end of which is passed through anopening in the upright and engaging the rack to hold the member 13 atdiiferent elevations. lVhen the member 13 is pushed upwardly, the pawlslides over the rack, and when the member is to be moved downwardly toincrease the capacity of the measure the pawl is first actuated todisengage the rack.

The rod 26 is provided with a scale 31, and in the side of the upright24: is an opening 32, through which the numbers of the scale areperceptibly visible, and when the measure is to be adjusted to a certaincapacity the member 13 is raised or lowered, as required, until thefigure representing that capacity is visible through the opening.

The lower end of the member 13 is tapered and terminates in a spout 33,having a cover 34:, which is held normally in closed position by aspring-pressed lever 35, the spout being provided with a hook to receivea box or bucket,into which the feed is to be discharged. With thisconstruction it will be seen that when a definite quantity of feed is tobe drawn the member 13 is set in corresponding relation to the member12, and the member 12 is then rotated to first communicate with thechute 10 and then cut off such communication after the measure hasfilled from the chute. the spout of the member 13 and permit the feed torun into the receptacle.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings the separate feedboXes are each provided withan apparatus such as described, and the measures may be filled at anytime during the day and at the proper hour. The levers 35 may be simultaneously operated from a distant point through the medium of a cord37, which is connected with all of the levers.

It will be understood that in practice modification of the specificconstructions shown may be made and that any suitable materials andproportions may be used for the various parts without departing from thespirit of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a plurality of stalls andtheir feed-troughs, of a hopper for each stall having a discharge-chute,a measuring device connected to each chute, each chute and its measuringdevice having openings for registration to communicate them and eachmeasuring device being movable to carry its opening into and out ofregistration with the openings of its chute, a dischargevalve for eachmeasuring device having an operating-lever and a cord connected with allof the levers for actuating them simultaneously.

2. A device of the class described comprising a hopper having adischarge-chute, and

The lever 35 is then operated to open a measuring device connected tothe chute said chute and measuring device having openings forregistration to communicate them and the measuring device being movableto carry its opening into and out of registration with the opening ofthe chute.

3. A device of the class described comprising a hopper having a chute, atelescopic measuring device connected to the chute to receive therefromand a valve mechanism for communicating the chute with the measuringdevice at times.

4. A device of the class described comprising a hopper having a chuteprovided with a discharge-opening a measuring device comprisingtelescoping members one of which is connected to the chute rotatably andhas an opening for movement into and out of registration with theopening of the chute, tubular uprights connected to the lower members ofthe measuring device, a rack-bar connected to the chute and slidablyengaged in one of the uprights, a pawl upon said upright for engagementwith the rack-bar, and a second bar attached to the chute and slidablyengaged in the second upright, the second bar having a scale markedthereon.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES A. LEIGHTON.

Witnesses:

GEORGE KUTSCH, A. PERCY HOLT.

